Louisa Harland


Louisa Clare Harland is an Irish actress. She is best known for portraying the role of Orla McCool in Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls.

Biography

Born in Dublin, to a Northern Irish father Harland has two older sisters, Katie and Ellie. She was part of the Ann Kavanagh Youth Theatre in Rathfarnham.
After studying at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London, she began her acting career by getting a recurring role in the TV series RTÉ One Love/Hate in 2011.
She later appeared in films: Rob Burke's Standby and Woody Harrelson's Lost in London, while in 2018 she landed the role of Orla McCool on the Channel 4 Derry Girls sitcom, acclaimed by both public and critics.

Career

Television

In January 2018, Harland began portraying the role of Orla McCool in Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls. The second series of Derry Girls premiered in March 2019.
On 26 June 2020, Harland and her fellow Derry Girls costars performed a sketch with Saoirse Ronan for the RTÉ fundraising special RTÉ Does Comic Relief, with proceeds from the night going towards those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Filmography

Film

Television